Dutch police have been accused of brutality following a banned pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam. The alleged violence took place on Wednesday evening after police detained 281 people who attended a banned pro-Palestinian protest on Dam Square in Amsterdam.

Dutch authorities on Thursday said they were investigating reports of police violence against pro-Palestinian protesters after a banned rally on Wednesday evening had been broken up. The Amsterdam police said on X that they were aware of online footage,

Police detained pro-Palestinian protesters rallying in central Amsterdam on Wednesday in defiance of a ban imposed after violence stemming from a football match between Ajax and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in Amsterdam Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in the center of Amsterdam despite a protest ban that was imposed after violence between locals and Israeli soccer fans last week.